Maclaren, founded by Owen Finlay Maclaren, a former Royal Air Force engineer, who made the first folding push chairs for kids in 1965 are now advising their customers to stop using them following incidents in the United States where children lost the tips of fingers in folding hinges.
The voluntary recall relates to various models of Maclaren push chairs for kids where the hinges, which unfold on opening, are exposed. In an immediate response, I found out that the company has deployed at least 2 vans in New York city offering repair kits to parents with pushchairs. However, it’s also been announced that MacLaren would also be offering appropriate hinge covers to owners elsewhere in the world.
Repair kits were also being offered through retailers and directly from the company, so for parents with these chairs it’s best to get them fixed. The best advise for parents with these chairs is that they should keep children at a safe distance when opening the pushchairs.
The affected models are Volo, Triumph, Quest Sport, Quest Mod, Techno XT, TechnoXLR, Twin Triumph, Twin Techno and Easy Traveller.
